Firms must consider strategic as well as practical issues as they reopen. These questions can help you think through some of these issues and point you toward ways to preserve positive changes made during the lockdowns.
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How to deliver the news of furloughs and layoffs
Transparency and sensitivity are important when managers have to tell employees about job cuts, and these tips can help prepare you for that communication.
15 questions firm leaders should ask before returning to the office
Reopening your physical office is not a decision to take lightly. Here’s an overview of the many issues firm leaders need to consider when developing a plan to reopen.
Recognizing and rooting out racism: Advice for leaders
Organizations and leaders seeking to address concerns about racism can learn valuable lessons from an expert on race in the workplace.
Q&A: Advocating for justice, diversity, and inclusion
Amid tense and uncertain times, two leaders of the National Association of Black Accountants describe their emotions and a sense of hope that they can produce positive change in the accounting profession and their communities.
Take care of your staff’s mental health during COVID-19
Isolation, boredom, uncertainty, stress, and anxiety can all take a toll on staff’s mental health during the pandemic. Try these tactics to support staff and boost their spirits during difficult times.
Together, we can make a difference: A 12-step plan to address racism and unconscious bias
Increased resources and focus will be needed to address the consequences of systemic racism and unconscious bias, writes Kimberly Ellison-Taylor, CPA, CGMA, a former AICPA chairman who is executive director, Finance Thought Leadership for Oracle.
How large firms manage staff during the pandemic
Experts share the steps their firms have implemented to manage their workforces remotely as they ride out the crisis.
A passion for quality and skill development
Tracey Golden, CPA, CGMA, is focused on evolving the CPA profession, lifelong learning, and quality in her year as chairman of the AICPA board.
When hard times hit staff
Supporting valued staff experiencing losses and hardships can help organizations respond in compassionate ways, while still meeting the needs of the business.
How the COVID-19 crisis is leading to lasting change
The COVID-19 crisis has caused pain, loss and overwhelming gloom. It also is leading to lasting change in the workplace, which may be fundamentally different in many ways after the crisis ends.
A call for honest leadership
In this time of transformation and innovation, honesty and transparency in leadership are important to motivate staff and create an environment where people feel safe.
How to use feedback as fuel
Leaders should understand not only how to provide effective feedback but how to receive it as well.
What to do if staff can’t make it to the office
As the coronavirus pandemic leads to staff scattering, here is expert advice on what firms can do to make remote working work.
5 tips for avoiding burnout
This article discusses ways to reduce–or even eliminate–the downward spiral of burnout.
How firms can advance women in the workplace
Firms are taking proactive steps to attract, retain, and advance women. And firms that use modified work arrangements (MWAs) and formal advancement programs to achieve those goals report that the benefits are clear.
Help your staff make it through busy season
Eustis Corrigan, CPA, senior managing director at CBIZ MHM in Memphis, Tenn., a veteran of more than 30 tax seasons, shares what his firm does to support staff during busy season.
Why women leave firms — and what we can do about it
Empowered flexibility can help firms retain the talent, of both men and women, to be relevant in the future.
Develop your team — or lose them
This article discusses the importance of providing employees with professional development opportunities.
Depression and the CPA
A CPA who lives with mental illness explains how getting help can make a difference — and how the support of colleagues can help, too.
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